Apparatus for operating planes or wings and rudders of aerial machines.



J, L. GARSBD. APPARATUS FOR OPERATING PLANES 0R WINGS AND RUDDERS 0FAERIAL MACHINES. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 11, 1909.

965,28 I V Patented Ju1y26,1910.

2 sums-sum 1Q J; L. GARSBD. APPARATUS FOR OPERATING PLANES 0R WINGS ANDRUDDERS 0P AERIAL MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 11, 1909.

Patented July 26, 1910.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

JOHN LAW GAESED, OF ELLAND, ENGLAND.

APPARATUS FOR OPERATING PLANES OR WINGS AND RUDDERS OF AERIAL MACHINES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 26, 19ft).

Application filed November 11, 1909. Serial N 0. 527,385.

' To all whom it may concern:

county of York, England, have invented certaln new and usefulImprovements in Ap )aratus for Operating Planes or Wings and Rudders ofAerial Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame. 7

This invention relates to improvements in apparatus or mechanism foroperating and controlling or setting the steering or elevating lanes andrudders or warping or controlling the wings or planes generally inaerial machines either separately and in dependently orsim'ultanemislythe object being to enable the ae'ronaut. to control and steer themachine and counteract. any .adverse tendencies arising from suddengusts of wind or air currents which are-liable to cause the machine tooscillate in various directions and so toendanger its equilibrium Thehereinafter described simple mechanism or apparatus places the controlof the machine at the will'of the acronaut who can actuate the variousparts connected with the apparatus either by hand or foot power orpartly by both and the aeronauts hands a to end and the end of one shaft4 is received in the hollow end of the other shaft 3 (see Fig. 3) toinsure rigidity and compactness the two shafts 3-4 affording mutual suport. The shafts 3-4 are carried in brac ets or pedestals 5-5 or inbearings arranged in any convenient part of the framing of themachineand the shafts 3-4 extend to any desired )art of the machine butthey are shown broken off in the draw ings. A miter wheel 6 meshing withthe two wheels 1-2 is fixed on the shaft 7 which is loosely carriedintheframeS with its lower end or foot restingin and further supportedby the step formed in the boss 9 loose on the shaft 2-). The upper endof the shaft 7 is furnished with a hand wheel 10 by means of which themiter wheel 6 can be turned in either direction as desired.

The frame 8 is loosely mounted on or carried by the shafts 3-4 and tothe lower part of the frame 8 is attached the rod 11 to the lower end ofwhich is fixed the stirrup or pedal 12. There is also loosely mounted'on or carried by one or other of the shafts 31 a rod 13 the upper endof which is furnished with a handle 1 and thelower end is fitted with apedal or stirrup 15 similar to' that on the rod 11. The two stirrups12-15 are just clear of the roughened or rubber covered surface orplatform 16 the contour of which corresponds with the are described bythe stirrups 12-15 when the rods 11-13 are rocked with a pendnlousmotion on their shaft. Each of the shafts 8-4 is preferably providedwith a pulley 16 or lever or crank and the rod 13 is furnished withhooks or eyelets 17. The inner 01' tread portion of the pedals orstirrups is roughened or rubber covered to prevent the feet slipping.

The aoronaut sits adjacent to the mechanism or apparatus with his heelsupon the platform 16 and his toes in the stirrups 12-15 respectively andhe is thus able to manipulate the mechanism in the following manner-Byniovin the stirrup 12 with his foot he can root the frame 8 in eitherdirect-ion and the frame 8 carries with it tho miter wheel 6 and thelatter bars or carries the wheels 1-2 with it and these wheels beingfixed on the shafts 8- the latter are rotated in either direction asdesired but both in the same direction. In like manner the frame 8 canbe rocked by the hand wheel 10 and when moved or set to the requiredposition held by the foot when the hand wheel 10 is released.

are caused to rotate and the shafts l-t with them but in this case theyrotate in opposite directions. 13 can be rocked in either directioneither by the handor foot of the acrouaut. As the stirrups 12-15 move.over the curved surface or latform 16 the aeronaut can without di cultyhold either or both of them in any desired position the roughened orrubber covered surface of the'platform 16 facilitating this.

By turning the handwheel 10 in either direction the wheels 1--2 In alike manner the rod- The mechanism or apparatus canabe connected withthe planes rudders or wlngs 1n various ways say for eXample-Theelevatwith the outer portions of the sh'afts 3-4 so that they can betilted or inclined in the same direction and angle or in differentdirections and angles at one and the same time'and these movements canbe effected independently or simultaneously at the will of the aeronautand by the hands or by the joint action of the hands and feet.

Having now described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. The combination, with a stationary frame, and two shafts arrangedendto end and journaled therein; of a rocking frame mounted 011 the saidshafts, a rod provided with a foot-piece and secured to the said rockingframe, a. shaft journaled in the said rocking frame and provided withmeans for revolvingit, and a miter wheel secured on the last said shaftand gearing into the said wheels.

2. The combination, with a stationary frame, and two shafts arranged endtosend and journaled therein; ofa rocking frame mounted on the saidshafts, a rod provided with a foot-piece: and secured to the saidrocking frame, beveled toothed wheels secured to the said shafts, amiter wheel carried by the said rocking frame and gearing into the saidwheels, and a curved guide for the heel of the operator arranged under"the said foot-piece. 1 l

3. The combination, with a stationary frame, and two shafts arranged endto end and journaled therein; of a rocking" frame mounted on the saidshafts, a rod provided with a foot-piece and secured to the said Intestimony whereof I aflix my signature,

in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN LAW GARSED.

' Witnesses J. B. HOWARD, LoU1s VVARDLE.

